Cordyceps sinensis:The longevity and energy mushroom with history application for more than 3000 years.

Botanical Info of Cordyceps.

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Official Latin Name: Cordyceps sinensis
Latin:Cordyceps Sinensis;Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc.
Latin synoms:Sphaeria sinensis Berk.
Pharmaceutical Name: Cordyceps
Botanical Name: Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc
English: Chinese capterpillar fungus
Chinese Names:Summer Grass Winter Woorm,Dong Chong Xia Cao.Chong Cao,Dong Chong Cao,Ya Zha Gong Bu(worm with horn).
Common Names:Cetepillar Mushroom, Cordyceps cicadae, Cordyceps Sinensis Hyphas Mycelium,Cordyceps, Chinese caterpillar fungus,Winter insects.
Plant Part Used:Mycelium
Definition:A type of mushroom found on the cold mountain tops and snowy grass marshlands of China that infects insect larvae with spores that germinate before the cocoons are formed; it has been successfully used in clinical trials to treat liver diseases, high cholesterol, and loss of sexual drive. Also known as caterpillar fungus.
Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Congxin

Part Used and Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The fungus and the carcass of the larvae of various insects are collected in the period of the Summer Solstice (tenth solar term). They are cleaned and dried in the sun or baked.
Properties and Taste: Sweet and warm
HS code:12119016
Major use:In the treatment of Chronic Nephropathy, Chronic Nephritis. It has a diuretic effect and is good for the prevention of Nephralgia.
Output Regions:Distributed in Shanxi, Zhejiang,Hubei, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan provinces and Tibet of China
Volume of production:60000-100000 kg
Volume of domestic consumption:30000-50000 kg
Volume of export:30000-40000 kg

Cordyceps Mushroom has been used in its native Tibet for centuries as a cure-all. It is especially thought to be effective as a support product for sexual function and as a blood circulation aid.